ByteDance: Seedream 5 Lite
bytedance/seedream-5-lite
Access Seedream 5 Lite from ByteDance using the Puter.js AI API.
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Seedream 5 Lite is a lighter, faster tier of ByteDance's Seedream 5 image generation line, launched in February 2026. Seedream is ByteDance's flagship text-to-image and editing model family; this specific release is new enough that we did not find independent third-party benchmarks for it yet, so treat capability claims below as ByteDance's own.
ByteDance describes it as the first Seedream model with web-connected retrieval, letting it draw on live online information during generation, plus multi-step reasoning and example-based editing, where a before/after reference pair shows the model what transformation to apply instead of describing it in words. It accepts up to 14 reference images and outputs at 2K or 3K resolution with aspect ratio control from 1:1 to 21:9, which fits editing work defined by example rather than by prompt alone.
Cost Per Image $0.035
per generation
Configuration output
resolution
Release Date Feb 22, 2026
Code Example
Use Seedream 5 Lite in your app with the Puter.js AI API — no API keys or setup required.
// npm install @heyputer/puter.js
import { puter } from '@heyputer/puter.js';
puter.ai.txt2img("A serene mountain landscape at sunset", {
model: "bytedance/seedream-5-lite"
}).then(image => {
document.body.appendChild(image);
});
<html>
<body>
<script src="https://js.puter.com/v2/"></script>
<script>
puter.ai.txt2img("A serene mountain landscape at sunset", {
model: "bytedance/seedream-5-lite"
}).then(image => {
document.body.appendChild(image);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can access Seedream 5 Lite by ByteDance through Puter.js AI API. Include the library in your web app or Node.js project and start making calls with just a few lines of JavaScript — no backend and no configuration required.
Seedream 5 Lite is free to integrate using the Puter.js AI API. With the User-Pays Model, you can add AI to your app for $0, since users cover their own AI usage through their Puter account.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Per image | $0.035 |
Seedream 5 Lite was created by ByteDance and released on Feb 22, 2026.
Yes — the Seedream 5 Lite API works with any JavaScript framework, Node.js, or plain HTML through Puter.js. Just include the library and start building. See the documentation for more details.
Add Seedream 5 Lite to your app for free
Developers can integrate Seedream 5 Lite for free using the Puter.js AI API.
With the User-Pays Model, each user covers their own AI usage instead of the developer.